Shepard
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Alan Bartlett, Jr., 1923–1998, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961.
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Sam, 1943–2017, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.
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Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923–98, US naval officer; first US astronaut in space (1961)
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Sam original name Samuel Shepard Rogers. born 1943, US dramatist, film actor, and director. His plays include Chicago (1966), The Tooth of Crime (1972), and Buried Child (1978): films as actor include Days of Heaven (1978) and The Right Stuff (1983); films as director include Far North (1989) and Silent Tongue (1994)
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Bueckers had career-high 14 assists and Shepard finished with 22 points with 15 rebounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
There were rock stars, politicians, authors and community advocates; here was Toby Keith and conservative tax reform lobbyist Grover Norquist, there was street artist Shepard Fairey and Big Bird.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
“There could be grounds for concern,” said Jason Shepard, a media law and communications professor at California State Fullerton.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
But New Glenn is a much larger vehicle that flies higher and moves faster than New Shepard.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
Al Shepard, the chief of the astronaut office, assigned each one of us a specific area of responsibility, in which we were to train ourselves to become experts.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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